26
Oct
2023

Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi

Livin’ On A Prayer Lyrics and Chords

Verse 1

Em
Tommy used to work
On the docks
Em
Union’s been on strike
He’s down on his luck
……C        D       Em
It’s tough, so tough ..
Em
Gina works the diner all day
Em
Working for her man,
She brings home her pay
……C     D                     Em
For love, hmm .. for love ..

………………………………C      D
She says, we’ve got to hold on
…..D                  Em
To what we’ve got
…C                      D
It doesn’t make a difference
………D                Em
If we make it or not
……….C              D
We’ve got each other
…….D            Em     C
And that’s a lot for love
………D
We’ll give it a shot

Em   C            D
Oh…… we’re half way there
G   C       D
Oh oh , Livin’ on a prayer
Em           C
Take my hand,
……….D
We’ll make it, I swear
G   C       D
Oh oh , Livin’ on a prayer

Verse 2

Em
Tommy’s got his
Six string in hock
……Em
Now he’s holding in
When he used to make it talk,
……C        D                  Em
So tough, hmm .. it’s tough
Em
Gina dreams of running away
……………..Em
When she cries in the night
Tommy whispers
……………C      D     Em
Baby it’s okay, someday

…………………C      D
We’ve got to hold on
…..D                  Em
To what we’ve got
…C                      D
It doesn’t make a difference
………D                Em
If we make it or not
……….C              D
We’ve got each other
…….D            Em     C
And that’s a lot for love
………D
We’ll give it a shot

Em   C            D
Oh…… we’re half way there
G   C       D
Oh oh , Livin’ on a prayer
Em           C
Take my hand,
……….D
We’ll make it, I swear
G   C       D
Oh oh , Livin’ on a prayer
C
Livin’ on a prayer

Music:

…………………C      D
We’ve got to hold on
D              Em
Ready or not
…….C
You live for the fight
………………..D
When that’s all that you’ve got

Scale change

D#                     F
[ Oh…… we’re half way there
A# D#     F
Oh oh , Livin’ on a prayer
Gm          D#
Take my hand,
…………….F
And we’ll make it, I swear
A# D#     F
Oh oh , Livin’ on a prayer ] – 3

End
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